Friendly League

Arena de Mira Sintra
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Evaristo Moreno kicked off to start the match. Lex Peers hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Jorge Infante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amauri van Beek, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Jorge Infante stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amauri van Beek's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 12thth minute of the game Amauri van Beek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LaZuli's Jorge Infante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Necip Paşa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amauri van Beek in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorge Infante saved LaZuli from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amauri van Beek in the 25th minute of play forced LaZuli's goalkeeper Jorge Infante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Taveira got free with Jorge Infante in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute, Amauri van Beek fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jorge Infante, passed just outside the right post. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Vicente Taveira sped through LaZuli's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jorge Infante. 41 minutes in the game, Amauri van Beek fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jorge Infante having to interfere. Vicente Taveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jorge Infante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Taveira ran back to his position shaking his head. Amauri van Beek might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jorge Infante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amauri van Beek ran back to his position shaking his head. If Vicente Taveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Amauri van Beek reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jorge Infante. The goal made the score 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amauri van Beek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 57 minutes of play, Mira Sintra's Amauri van Beek made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorge Infante was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Mira Sintra's Amauri van Beek in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LaZuli's goalie prevented a goal. Jorge Infante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Taveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Jorge Infante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amauri van Beek in the 64th minute of the match. Jorge Infante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amauri van Beek in the 66th minute of play. Jorge Infante stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amauri van Beek's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute Amauri van Beek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Infante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amauri van Beek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Infante having to interfere. Vicente Taveira struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Jorge Infante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mira Sintra. The supporters of Mira Sintra booed when LaZuli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isac Quadros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jesualdo Fraga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LaZuli's Evaristo Moreno got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Vicente Taveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Infante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amauri van Beek went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Vicente Taveira's late challenge caught a LaZuli's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Taveira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 90th match minute, Mira Sintra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Taveira to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Mira Sintra's goal looked a bit too open when Evaristo Moreno came free, but João Brites reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Taveira in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorge Infante prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 97 minutes into the match, LaZuli's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Taveira came free, but Jorge Infante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mira Sintra walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.